The past few days had been busy. Brie had daily physical therapy .
"You're doing well " Lucan would always tell her, but she knew very well that her progress wasn't much since she still wasn't able to use crutches.
Today Lucan was busy so April accompanied her, as they were going back to her room, April suddenly stopped pushing the wheelchair.
"Are you tired? " Brie asked
"Shhhh" April put her index finger on her lips "listen" she whispered
Two nurses at the desk were talking and they seemed to be talking about her.
"I know right? I also want a husband like Mr McCain who takes care of his wife without blinking an eye " one of the nurses with curly hair said
"Awwwwwn! especially when she was unconscious. he wouldn't even step out of her room and most of his office works were brought here by his secretary to sign, how romantic! " she squealed gleefully.
" If only he wasn't married to such a beautiful woman, I mean her beauty puts the both of us combined to shame, so sad " the other nurse replied
"Of course it would be such a shame if a man as god like as Mr McCain married someone less pretty" the curly haired nurse said
"If you both are done gossiping then go and change the dressing of patient 201" A doctor who just walked in said and without another word the two gossipy nurses scurried away.
"My husband?" Brie asked herself. would it make more or less sense if Lucan was her husband. maybe that explained his concern and care, but wasn't a husband supposed to be more affectionate? or was he being careful because she was in coma for a year. but won't other husbands at least hug or peck their wives, what a strange man indeed. But then maybe she was just mistaken and was only over thinking but it wasn't her words, those nurses said it themselves not her.
She sighed heavily and shaked those thoughts off, it was only wise to ask Lucan.
"Brie won't you sit on the bed?" April asked seeing that since they arrived at the room Brie hadn't gotten up from the wheelchair.
Brie looked at her and at her surrounding, 'oh they were in the room and immediately she sat on the bed with April's help.
After a few minutes of awkward silence April finally decided to say something. "Do you think Mr McCain is your husband?"
"I wouldn't know" Brie simply said. she was really tired of thinking about this and it was truly giving her a headache
"I think the right answer should be 'I wouldn't mind ', I mean look at the man in question, he's not like any regular guy you get to see every day, at least his beauty isn't and then there is you. isn't this what they call the dream couple or a match made in heaven" April said all smiles .
Brie scoffed "You're worse than those nurses"
"of course,even those nurses are not as happy as I am. Do you know that It took everything in me to not go and squeal with them." April declared which made Brie laugh
A few hours after lunch Lucan arrived and April left. and as usual the room was quiet as both of them didn't know what to say.
"Are you my husband?"Brie asked out of the blue after not very much thought.
Lucan stared at her unable to believe his ears "Husband?!" he exclaimed.
"Where did you hear that from" he asked unable to contend himself.
"The nurses...." she trailed off and bit her lower lip, telling him where she heard it from wasn't a part of her plan.
"Do you actually believe that?" Lucan asked. he wouldn't mind being addressed as her husband, the thought of it actually made him grin inside.
"I wouldn't say that I don't believe it, you've been taking such good care of me although we have such strained manner of communication, I guess it's normal with arranged marriages right?" Brie said not even sure if she understood her own words .
and to her surprise Lucan laughed, which made her unconsciously stare at him, The way his lips curved and the thin line his eyes formed only making his thick lashes visible were all sexy and it brought some uncomfortable feelings to her stomach.
"Don't worry there is nothing like that between us, I'm taking care of you because I want to, not because I have to" Lucan said and patted her head like she was a child.
"So you're like my family?"
"not family but kind of a guardian. And talking of family, I have something to show you" Lucan said as he took out his wallet and brought out a folded paper from it and gave it to her.
Brie unfolded the paper to see that it was a picture of her and another lady who looked to be the same age as her, the lady was a beautiful red haired woman her eyes were brown and her round face made her very cute, from what she could see they looked quite close just like sisters and they also had on the same clothes, maybe they really were sisters.
"That is someone you can call your family, she'll visit you today. she would have been here a long time ago but she was not in the country" Lucan informed her
" She's coming to see me and she's my family? " Brie asked
Lucan only nodded.
" Just before I forget, where did you learn about arranged marriages" Lucan asked keenly
"I've spent most days watching dramas with April" Brie smiled.
"Oh, I see April has been keeping you very busy".
" She makes a very good company, I think we're almost friends " Brie smiled at the thought of April's cute bickering.
" That's good ". Lucan nodded